Editing Sean Combs (section)

==Early life==
Sean John Combs was born on November 4, 1969, in [[Harlem]], New York City. Raised in [[Mount Vernon, New York]],<ref name="New York Magazine" /> his mother Janice Combs (née Smalls) was a model and teacher's assistant.{{sfn|Traugh|2010|pp=13, 16}} His father, Melvin Earl Combs, served in the [[U.S. Air Force]]; he was an associate of convicted New York [[drug lord]] [[Frank Lucas]].<ref name="New York Magazine" /><ref name="roots" /> At age 33, Melvin was shot dead while sitting in his car on [[Central Park West]], when Combs was two years old.{{sfn|Traugh|2010|p=14}} Combs has a sister, Keisha, and grew up in poverty.<ref name="BBC 2024">{{cite web |last1=Savage |first1=Mark |title=Sean 'Diddy' Combs: What we know about the accusations against him |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68676287 |website=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328212917/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68676287 |archive-date=March 28, 2024 |date=March 28, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= Ocho |first=Alex |title=Diddy and Yung Miami Share Favorite 'Off the Grid' Experiences: 'It's Definitely Giving No Sleep' |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/alex-ocho/diddy-yung-miami-favorite-off-the-grid-moments |website=Complex |date=September 16, 2023 |access-date=September 21, 2024}}</ref>

Combs was raised [[Catholic]] and served as an [[altar boy]].<ref name="Walden-2008" /> He graduated from [[Mount Saint Michael Academy]], an all-boys Catholic school, in 1987. He played [[Gridiron football|football]] for the academy, and his team won a division title in 1986.<ref name="Gangland News June 2005" /> Combs said he was given the nickname "Puff" as a child, because he would "huff and puff" when he was angry.<ref name="USA Today August 2005" /> Combs was a business major at [[Howard University]], but left after his second year.<ref name="Andrews 2014" />